Aurora Health Care Program

Program Identity & Fit

The Aurora Transitional Year Residency is a community-based, urban preliminary-year program in Milwaukee, training interns at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center and Aurora Sinai Medical Center with a long-standing (since 1969) track record as a stepping-stone to specialty training. The curriculum emphasizes broad clinical exposure and flexibility, with a heavy elective load (six of twelve blocks) spanning nearly every specialty, an open elective option for research or global health experiences, and an Internal Medicine Teaching Service noted for unrestricted access to a wide pathology mix without competing ward services. The program holds five of its own positions for its affiliated Diagnostic Radiology residency and reports 100% of graduates entering accredited specialty programs, including radiology, ophthalmology, dermatology, anesthesiology, and radiation oncology - signaling strong alignment with procedural and image-based specialties requiring a preliminary/transitional year. The program values individualized career planning, close faculty-resident evaluation, and flexibility over a fixed academic research mandate.